District of Columbia Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Continuing Education and License Renewal Date:

2/28 every odd-numbered year for Brokers and Property Managers

8/31 every odd-numbered year for Salespersons

Hours Required By The State: 15 hours

9 mandatory hours in the following topics:

DC Fair Housing

DC Ethics

DC Legislative Updates

6 elective hours

Please Note: If you are seeking return to active status and have been on inactive status for 5 years or more, you will be considered a new applicant and will be required to meet all current requirements for licensure. If this is the case, you will need to do one of the following:

Apply to the DC Real Estate Commission as a brand new, first time applicant; INCLUDING completing the pre-licensing course and passing the licensing examination.

Apply to the DC Real Estate Commission using a currently active real estate license from another jurisdiction via the reciprocity or endorsement process.

The CE Shop is an approved real estate CE School in the District of Columbia; license number 603799

The CE Shop's Offering: 15 hours

Reporting:The District requires schools to report course completions within seven to ten days from the course completion date. Course completions will be reported within this time frame.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course but are generally three months after order date. Each course has an individual expiration date which is listed in your account.

Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with at least a 75% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

Certificates: Upon completion of the course, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic Certificate of Completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies. Please refer to your license renewal application to determine if you need to submit your Certificate of Completion with your license renewal request. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date of your Certificate of Completion will reflect this.

Duplicate Courses: please note that a licensee (active or reinstatement) will NOT be given credit on transcripts for taking the same course(s) within the same cycle.

CE Exemptions: Newly licensed brokers, salespersons and property managers are exempt from taking CE courses for the remainder of a licensing cycle during which their license is obtained, but are required to renew the license when that first cycle ends. CE credits taken by (new) licensees do not roll over and cannot be carried forward into the next cycle.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew.